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To put on airs, also give airs, put in airs, give yourself airs, is a colloquial phrase meant to describe a person who acts superior, or one who behaves as if they are more important than others. It is derived from the French word "air", meaning appearance, and was first used in the 1500s. Variations of the phrase were used throughout the 1700s. The phrase appears in the 1911 Dictionary of French and English by John Bellows. It appears under the entry for the French word poseur meaning to pose, and more specifically "poseur: a person who pretends to be what he or she is not: an affected or insincere person".

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  • To put on airs, also give airs, put in airs, give yourself airs, is a colloquial phrase meant to describe a person who acts superior, or one who behaves as if they are more important than others. It is derived from the French word "air", meaning appearance, and was first used in the 1500s. Variations of the phrase were used throughout the 1700s. The phrase appears in the 1911 Dictionary of French and English by John Bellows. It appears under the entry for the French word poseur meaning to pose, and more specifically "poseur: a person who pretends to be what he or she is not: an affected or insincere person". (en)
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  • To put on airs, also give airs, put in airs, give yourself airs, is a colloquial phrase meant to describe a person who acts superior, or one who behaves as if they are more important than others. It is derived from the French word "air", meaning appearance, and was first used in the 1500s. Variations of the phrase were used throughout the 1700s. The phrase appears in the 1911 Dictionary of French and English by John Bellows. It appears under the entry for the French word poseur meaning to pose, and more specifically "poseur: a person who pretends to be what he or she is not: an affected or insincere person". (en)
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